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perk(3) (iou) and critically (oh)


perk(3) (iou)



perk noun2. colloq. E19.
[Abbreviation.]
= PERQUISITE. Usu. in pl.
Sunday Times The main perks are expenses, particularly while on location. T. K. Wolfe Free lunch...This pathetic little perk of the office was taken very seriously.

critically (oh)



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1 critically ill/injured
2 ?important?
3 ?serious/worrying?
4 ?criticizing?
5 ?making judgments?
6 ?Art/literature?
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critically ill/injured
so ill or so badly injured that you might die
-see also fatally fatally
::10 people died and 30 were critically injured in a rail crash yesterday.
::She is still critically ill in hospital.
?IMPORTANT?
in a way that is very important
-synonym crucially crucially
::The Success of the project depends critically on the continuation of this funding.
::This is a critically important meeting.
?SERIOUS/WORRYING?
in a way that is very serious and worrying
-synonym dangerously dangerously
::Food supplies are at a critically low level.
?CRITICIZING?
in a way that shows you are criticizing someone or something
::Mike looked at her critically.
::He has spoken critically of the government's refusal to support the industry.
?MAKING JUDGMENTS?
thinking about something and giving a careful judgment about how good or bad it is
::We teach students to think critically about the texts they are reading.
?Art/LITERATURE?
according to critics who give judgments about Art, films, theatre, and books
::The play was critically acclaimed (=praised by critics) when it opened in London last month.